The Role of Liberalism and the Collapse of Communism in Expanding Mysticism & Spirituality

Subject Areas : Islamic Mysticism

Amirreza Habibi ¹ , samad ghaempanah ² , Hasan Shamsini Ghiasvand ³ , Seyyed Assadollah Athari ⁴

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Received: 2021-05-11 Accepted : 2021-07-10 Published : 2023-09-23

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Abstract :

Since the Age of Enlightenment which is based on giving value to the inherent dignity and individual freedom, has paved the way for many schools of spirituality e.g Mysticism and improved the authenticity of human dignity. On the other hand, Communism was the most significant ideology in contrast with Mysticism as well as religion and spirituality. By Collapse of the Soviet Union and ending the Cold War, Communism started declining and Mysticism began to grow and expand over the world. In fact, Liberalism wasn’t basically against the spirituality so it helped to regenerate the religion and Mysticism especially Islamic Mysticism in Postmodernism Era. As a result, the global anthropology gave a special concentration on the spirituality, love, and lindness. It means that the process of globalization aligned well with the concept of spirituality in human life.